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Elton John, Lionel Richie To Co-Headline Bonnaroo

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The annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee will, as always, boast an impressive a lineup of some of today’s hottest artists, including Kanye West, Jack White, Skrillex, Frank Ocean and Arctic Monkeys. But sharing the top line on the festival’s promotional poster this year are two legendary artists: Elton John and Lionel Richie.

This year’s festival is set for June 12th-15th and tickets go on sale Saturday, February 22nd at noon.

This will be John’s first time playing a major U.S. festival; this follows his performance at England’s Bestival last year. John, of course, is still an arena-headlining act. However, playing to this sort of festival puts him in front of a different – and younger – audience than his usual concerts do (which is surely a factor in major stars like McCartney and Springsteen performing at festivals). Richie, meanwhile, dipped his toes in the festival waters later year at the Austin City Limits festival.